triple jump

noun

: a jump for distance in track-and-field athletics usually from a running start and combining a hop, a stride, and a jump in succession

triple jumper noun

Examples of triple jump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the next Olympics, the Harvard senior became the first athlete to land a triple jump of any kind – a triple loop – at the 1952 Games. —Holly Yan, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025

Considered one of the best male figure skaters of all time, Button was famously the first person to successfully land a double axel and a triple jump in figure skating competition. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 30 Jan. 2025

Glenn landed six more triple jumps, including three in combination, before her only real mistake — a fall on her triple loop late in the program. —Dave Skretta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025

In the final on Dec. 7, Glenn performed a whopping seven triple jumps, per the Olympics website, widely considered to be one of the most difficult feats in ice skating. —James Factora, Them, 16 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

triple jump

noun

: a track-and-field event in which competitors make three jumps in a row after a running start